A visit to the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery ...
The Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Babbs Grove Cemetery
- The Babbs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbs Grove Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Cranes Grove Cemetery
- The Cranes Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Grove Cemetery
- Eleroy Cemetery
- The Eleroy Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleroy Cemetery
- Freeport City Cemetery
- Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
- Harlem Center Cemetery
- The Harlem Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Hart Cemetery
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
- Liebhart Cemetery
- The Liebhart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Martin Cemetery
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakland Freeport Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107275 <2>
- Prairie Dell Cemetery
- Sabin Cemetery
- The Sabin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- St. Wendelin Cemetery
- The St. Wendelin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Shell Cemetery
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- The Shell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shelly Cemetery
- Spring Valley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adeline
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Baileyville
- Bolton
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
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- Brookville
- Brookville is located in Ogle County
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- Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
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- Cedarville
- Dakota
- Eleroy
- Florence
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
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- Forreston
- Freeport
- Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Carroll County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- German Valley
- Harper
- Harper is located in Ogle County
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- Kent
- Lanark
- Lena
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
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- Loran
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
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- McConnell
- Pearl City
- Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
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- Ridott
- Salem
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
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- Shannon
- Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
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- Zier Cors
- Zier Cors is located in Carroll County
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For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forreston
- Freeport
- German Valley
- Lanark
- Lena
- Pearl City
- Shannon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Stephenson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420213 (Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420213 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Stephenson
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Freeport West
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Stephenson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |